Your Name and Title: Adriana Vilela, Specialist in Education
School or Organization Name: Office of Education and Culture (OEC), Organization of American States (OAS)
Co-Presenter Name(s): Michaela Reich, Consultant in Education
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: Washington D.C., United States
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Teachers, teacher education institutions, teacher organizations, representatives of Ministries of Education and those interested in the topic.
Short Session Description (one line): “Inter-American Teacher Education Network” (ITEN). ¨Teacher Education for 21st Century Teachers: Concentration in Technology and Collaboration to enhance the Quality of Education in the Americas”
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
ITEN is a network that aims to become an integrating mechanism for sharing knowledge, research and best practices in the field of teacher education, built upon a strategy of horizontal cooperation. OAS member countries, permanent observer countries and other allied countries partipate actively in this educational global network, sharing experiences to create models of innovation in teacher education in the Americas and the world. This session will present the main activities and components of ITEN and will highlight opportunities for Horizontal Cooperation in Teacher Education.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
http://www.oas.org/en/iten/default.asp
http://community.oas.org/iten_ried/default.aspx
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